No. 178: More jobs, quantum weirdness and Bowie makes the charts

December 16, 2016

TG it’s F: A happy Friday, everybody, and if you’re looking for a warm thought to combat this polar vortex business, remember this: The days start getting longer in less than a week. 5:44 a.m. on Thursday, to be exact.

In the interim, may we suggest an Old Fashioned? In the 1800s, it was America’s favorite morning drink. (Because it’s always 5 a.m. somewhere.)

Jobs: The number of private sector jobs on Long Island increased over the year by 14,300, or 1.3 percent, to 1,141,200 in November 2016. That’s in line with state job growth and a bit behind the national rate of 1.7 percent.

To life, to life, l’chaim: On the heels of Gov. Cuomo’s promise to pump $650 million into the state’s life sciences sector, NYC has announced plans to pony up $500 million more.

Gray matters: Stony Brook University received a $1 million grant to expand learning opportunities for retirees, which the university refers to as “seasoned adults.” Recent classes have included Intermediate Latin, History of England and Quantum Weirdness.

Earlier: The governor was at JFK to help groundbreak a plan to turn the historic TWA terminal into a 500-room hotel with 50,000 feet of convention space. The full monty on video here. (Cuomo enters at 16:55.)

Design notes: The “head house” of the terminal was imagined by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, also known for the womb chair and St. Louis’ Gateway Arch.

Next-gen street lights, among other projects: Smithtown was named NYSERDA’s first Clean Energy Community on Long Island.

Cash flow 101 – Best to get some: NYIT and LICA kick off their 2017 entrepreneur education series on Jan. 12 with a session on accounting and cash flow.

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Truthiness: Facebook said on Thursday that it had begun introducing a series of experiments to keep misinformation and false articles from being disseminated across its site. (Don’t worry. You can continue to post lies about your personal life.)

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Charge d’affairs: Infidelity site Ashley Madison has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $1.6 million to settle charges that it used lax online security and created fake female profiles to lure male customers. The charges followed a 2015 hack of the site, following which the names, credit info and sexual predilections of 36 million customers were made public.